Johnston Carmichael
Johnston Carmichael is one of the UK’s leading independent accountancy and business advisory firms, with a strong presence across Scotland and beyond. Our coverage includes firm-wide strategy, sector-specific insights, leadership appointments, financial performance, and service developments in audit, tax, and corporate finance. We report on Johnston Carmichael’s role in regional economic growth, talent initiatives, and its work with SMEs and corporates. This tag offers essential updates for professionals tracking influential firms shaping the UK accountancy profession.
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Feb- 2025 -27 FebruaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 27/2/2025
Yorkshire-based Northern Accountants has acquired Scottish firm Empowered By Cloud for a significant six-figure sum, expanding its advisory services. The deal adds 50 new clients, bringing the total to over 400, and boosts staff to 45. Established in 2008, Northern Accountants now operates across Leeds, Hull, and Edinburgh with a…
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27 FebruaryPeople Moves
Johnston Carmichael hires new partner to audit team
UK accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael appointed Jane Ferguson as partner to its audit team. Ferguson has joined from a Big Four audit team and has more than 18 years’ experience in audit, assurance and financial reporting across Scotland. Her appointment will strengthen the firm’s audit team, which…
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Jan- 2025 -31 JanuaryPeople Moves
Johnston Carmichael appoints new tax director
UK accountancy and business advisory firm Johnston Carmichael has strengthened its Private Client Tax team in the UK with the appointment of David Tait as tax director. Tait joins from a big four firm in Cambridge and London, where he spent nearly 14 years building expertise in tax advisory services,…
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23 JanuaryBusiness
Scottish corporate insolvencies down 2.3% YOY
Corporate insolvency numbers (liquidations and receiverships) in Scotland fell by 2.4% in Q3 2024-2025, compared with Q3 2023-2024, to a total of 285. The number of corporate insolvencies also decreased by 8.9% compared with the previous quarter’s total of 313. Furthermore, personal insolvency numbers (bankruptcies and protected trust deeds) in…
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Dec- 2024 -19 DecemberPeople Moves
Johnston Carmichael appoints private client tax director in Newcastle
Johnston Carmichael has announced the appointment of long-established private client tax director, Chris Hodgson, to strengthen its team in Newcastle. Hodgson has over 37 years of experience in private client tax, having built his career at local firm Azets – formerly Tait Walker. Over the decades, he has honed his…
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Nov- 2024 -26 NovemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 26/11/2024
The ACCA urges the government to collaborate more closely with the accountancy sector, which contributed £98bn to the UK and Irish economies in 2022. It highlights the sector’s role in underpinning growth in key industries identified by the Labour administration. ACCA emphasizes the profession’s potential to aid in achieving net-zero…
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26 NovemberLatest News
Consilium appoints new Corporate Finance director
Consilium Chartered Accountants has announced the appointment of Siobhan Moore as new Corporate Finance director. The move enhances Consilium’s abilities in deal making and lead advisory services, following another year of growth that has seen employee numbers increase by 20%. Moore joins Consilium from SIS Ventures where she managed a…
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Oct- 2024 -18 October
Today’s news in brief -18/10/2024
BDO is recruiting 700 new trainees across 18 UK offices as part of its investment in early career programs. Applications are open until January 5, 2025, for school leaver apprenticeships, graduates, and industrial placements, with most joining in September 2025. The firm, which has 8,000 employees, offers entry routes including…
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18 OctoberPeople Moves
Forvis Mazars appoints new audit partner
Forvis Mazars has announced the appointment of Ryan Crilley as an audit partner based across its Glasgow and Edinburgh offices. Crilley will work with privately owned businesses, navigating clients through the complexities of financial reporting and regulatory compliance. He joins from Johnston Carmichael, where he was an audit director and…
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Sep- 2024 -30 SeptemberLatest News
Today’s news in brief – 30/9/2024
Deloitte has reduced partner pay by £48,000, lowering average pay from £1.06m to £1.012m, due to a challenging market. Despite macroeconomic pressures, the firm’s revenue increased by 2.4% to £5.7bn, with an operating profit of £756m. The company made 100 redundancies earlier in the year but also hired 3,387 new…
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